heighthon

English

Etymology

From height +‎ hon (“a trans woman who does not pass”).

Noun

heighthon (plural heighthons)

1. (4chan /lgbt/ slang, derogatory) A trans woman who is clockable due to being significantly taller than a typical cis woman.
   • 2017 April 11, anonymous author, 4chan‎^[1], /lgbt/:

     >tfw 5'10 (literally 98 percentile for white women and 99.9999 percentile for non-white women)
     >tfw 11 US women's shoe size (like 99 percentile for ALL women)
     Forever a heighthon/foothon.

   • 2021 September 23, @petrichoror, Twitter‎^[2], archived from the original on 2023-07-05:

     random old lady i passed on the street: "hey do you play basketball?" "no, why?" "because you’re so tall, you look like you’d be good at it!" i hate being a heighthon

   • 2022 June 7, @AyumuKasugaFan, Twitter‎^[3], archived from the original on 2022-06-08:

     idk how bad my face looks tbh, im trying to fix my face but im a heighthon, im 6'3 💀💀

   • 2022 June 29, @silly_boymoder, Twitter‎^[4]:

     5'6 is the average for cis woman. u r bdd. meanwhile im an actual heighthon(174cm)

   • 2023 February 1, @AmooliaGang, Twitter‎^[5], archived from the original on 2023-07-05:

     Tfw I will never be a 5'3 cisoid woman who has her bf grab things for her. Doomed to be a heighthon and get the spices from the top rack myself

   • 2023 February 2, @epistemophagy, Twitter‎^[6]:

     Nah she's implying anyone over 6' is a heighthon.

See also

• shoulderhon